
<p><b>Syntax:</b> <i>pid file</i>
</p><p><b>Default:</b> <i>compile-time option</i>
</p><p>Example:
</p>
<pre class="code"><span class="kw1">pid</span> /var/log/nginx.<span class="kw1">pid</span>;</pre>
<p>The pid-file. It can be used for the kill-command to send signals to nginx, eg: to reload the config: <code>kill -HUP `cat /var/log/nginx.pid`</code>
</p>
<br><i>Module: NginxHttpMainModule</i>